The problem isn’t on the PC side, though. It’s on the side of the device that has to choose between host or device. The PC is always a host, so special support in UEFI isn’t needed.

Yeah, that sounds right.

The USB protocol and UEFI aren’t a problem, but Android/iOS might be. I’ve booted various PCs from a raspberry pi (USB-OTG), but the last time I tried to boot an iso from my android phone I couldn’t get it to work. It’s been a while so I can’t remember exactly what the issue was.

I’m sorry that’s been your experience, but my comments have been in the context of the OOP, which is very different from what you just described.

Why not focus on policies instead of labels? If you must apply a label, I’m sure you can find something that’s understood by the person you’re talking to. Someone who’s right-leaning might prefer the term “America first” (as in, American citizens before big business). Know your audience.

Okay, but why is terminology so important here? If you could achieve your other goals easier by compromising on terminology, why wouldn’t you?

There’s a lot more that goes into to than you think. A camera and HUD will never be as cheap as a bulb and a reflector.

Of course the cost would come down (slightly) if a new tech goes mainstream, but you don’t think an IR HUD could become as cheap as regular headlights, do you?

I’m still not sure we’re in agreement, but maybe we are? I’m saying the US auto market has never had enough influence to block a cost-effective safety feature from appearing on foreign markets. Another person pointed out that the IR HUD was used on a luxury car and the high cost probably prevented its widespread use.

In the Twitter screenshot, sure. But in the title OP wrote? And the rhetoric I overwhelmingly see on Lemmy?

Are you correcting my post or yours? I was speaking in the past tense.

Makes sense.

I think you’re over estimating the amount of influence the US auto market has had.

A German auto company isn’t going to pull a safety feature from the EU, South American, and Asian markets just because it’s banned in the US.

If the only thing you disagree about is terminology, why insist on using terms that other people are opposed to? Find a common ground.

Was it banned in other countries too, or is there some other reason it isn’t used?

DC is just AC with f=0.

The same skills used to develop free software can be used to earn a lot of money making corporate software. The same is true for other professions: they can work for an employer, be self-employed, or volunteer their time. The analogy fits, and we all need to earn money to survive.

Exactly. No one expects free work from carpenters, artists, chefs, etc. But for some reason it’s fine to demand things from free software devs?

Those companies haven’t been “cool” to work at for a while now, but they’re prestigious because they pay so much and people care about money and status.